300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-29-2016, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by jacamar

Thanks Canada Rockies - that would be handy for many shots but sometimes I want to trigger the shutter from a greater distance - for example when standing back from a feeder. I guess a wad of silly putty will do the trick whenever I need to do that! (I would be triggering the remote from behind the camera on my K-3 - on the old K-r I used to have to use a reflector since the only remote sensor was on the front of the camera).

The remote cord can be as long as your battery voltage will go - just extend it, (or get your local 13 year old iPhone guy to extend it for you). There are only three conductors in there, after all. I see no reason why I could not extend the cord to 10 or 15 meters. I just might do that one of these days.

dane.dawg · 01-29-2016, 04:14 PM - **15 Likes**

A couple from today.
ISO 800

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**Canada_Rockies** · 01-29-2016, 05:01 PM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

A couple from today.
ISO 800
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That second eagle shot is to die for!

jthommo · 01-29-2016, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Thommo, how much is that cropped?
I can only dream of getting superb wrens to fill that much of the frame.

He was fairly close, Rod. I was shooting from a dark shed which acted as a kind of hide, I guess. Here's the original.

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jthommo · 01-29-2016, 09:19 PM - **2 Likes**

Bird on a wire

**rod_grant** · 01-29-2016, 10:01 PM - **3 Likes**

Pacific Gull. DA55-300 @ 300mm

kengoh · 01-30-2016, 04:32 AM - **9 Likes**

2 lifers on the same log.

#1 Ultramarine Flycatcher shot with K3 + Sigma 500 F4.5 + Pentax 1.4x TC

#2 Siberian Ruby Throat shot with K3 + Sigma 500 F4.5

JML69 · 01-30-2016, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

That second eagle shot is to die for!

Yes it is WOW!

r0ckstarr · 01-30-2016, 08:24 AM - **16 Likes**

**dadipentak** · 01-30-2016, 09:40 AM

Nice-I haven't seen a possum in years!

zzeitg · 01-30-2016, 09:40 AM - **11 Likes**

DA560

RockvilleBob · 01-30-2016, 10:11 AM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

A couple from today.
ISO 800
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I second that second shot comment

**WPRESTO** · 01-30-2016, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by dadipentak

Nice-I haven't seen a possum in years!

FYI: A grad student here @ UMASS has been doing a long-term study of opossums in New England. They do not hibernate and have poor thermal insulation. Consequently they can only survive by finding winter shelter close to a human dwelling. Without humans, there wouldn't be any opossums this far north. Also, the average lifespan is no more than about two years, but females can birth young by the end of their first year and can produce up to three litters per year, about 8 young per litter. A slow animal living life in the fast lane.

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-30-2016, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by zzeitg

DA560

Those images sure enough show the capabilities of that lens. Now I have to wipe the drool off my keyboard.

zzeitg · 01-30-2016, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Those images sure enough show the capabilities of that lens. Now I have to wipe the drool off my keyboard.

Well, I tried to withstand and resist for many months, but temptation was stronger. The good thing is that I finally have to learn how to use a tripod

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01-29-2016, 04:14 PM - 15 Likes	#19577
dane.dawg Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,436	A couple from today. ISO 800 . Last edited by dane.dawg; 01-29-2016 at 04:28 PM.

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01-29-2016, 02:49 PM	#19576
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by jacamar Thanks Canada Rockies - that would be handy for many shots but sometimes I want to trigger the shutter from a greater distance - for example when standing back from a feeder. I guess a wad of silly putty will do the trick whenever I need to do that! (I would be triggering the remote from behind the camera on my K-3 - on the old K-r I used to have to use a reflector since the only remote sensor was on the front of the camera). The remote cord can be as long as your battery voltage will go - just extend it, (or get your local 13 year old iPhone guy to extend it for you). There are only three conductors in there, after all. I see no reason why I could not extend the cord to 10 or 15 meters. I just might do that one of these days.

01-29-2016, 05:01 PM	#19578
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by dane.dawg A couple from today. ISO 800 . That second eagle shot is to die for!

01-29-2016, 10:01 PM - 3 Likes	#19581
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Pacific Gull. DA55-300 @ 300mm

01-30-2016, 04:32 AM - 9 Likes	#19582
kengoh Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,790	2 lifers on the same log. #1 Ultramarine Flycatcher shot with K3 + Sigma 500 F4.5 + Pentax 1.4x TC #2 Siberian Ruby Throat shot with K3 + Sigma 500 F4.5

01-30-2016, 06:34 AM	#19583
JML69 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: FL Posts: 172	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies That second eagle shot is to die for! Yes it is WOW!

01-30-2016, 08:24 AM - 16 Likes	#19584
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507

01-30-2016, 09:40 AM	#19585
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Nice-I haven't seen a possum in years!

01-30-2016, 09:40 AM - 11 Likes	#19586
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	DA560

01-30-2016, 10:11 AM	#19587
RockvilleBob Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lewes DE USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,780	Originally posted by dane.dawg A couple from today. ISO 800 . I second that second shot comment

01-30-2016, 10:43 AM	#19588
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	Originally posted by dadipentak Nice-I haven't seen a possum in years! FYI: A grad student here @ UMASS has been doing a long-term study of opossums in New England. They do not hibernate and have poor thermal insulation. Consequently they can only survive by finding winter shelter close to a human dwelling. Without humans, there wouldn't be any opossums this far north. Also, the average lifespan is no more than about two years, but females can birth young by the end of their first year and can produce up to three litters per year, about 8 young per litter. A slow animal living life in the fast lane.

01-30-2016, 12:22 PM	#19589
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by zzeitg DA560 Those images sure enough show the capabilities of that lens. Now I have to wipe the drool off my keyboard.

01-30-2016, 01:09 PM	#19590
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies Those images sure enough show the capabilities of that lens. Now I have to wipe the drool off my keyboard. Well, I tried to withstand and resist for many months, but temptation was stronger. The good thing is that I finally have to learn how to use a tripod .